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Sustainable development - Item 18: Draft resolutions (A/77/L.59, A/77/L.64)

Use of the veto - Item 60: Debate on the item

Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, said, “We urge the Mexican authorities to act swiftly on the ruling by the Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional last year’s transfer of the National Guard to military control.” OHCHR

New data indicates declining confidence in childhood vaccines of up to 44 percentage points in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF

Population anxieties are widespread and governments are increasingly adopting policies aimed at raising, lowering or maintaining fertility rates, according to the UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA) State of World Population report, released today. UNIFEED/FILE

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia told the Security Council that “in recent days, the Government has made clear through additional actions its commitment to the Final Agreement.” UNIFEED

Security Council Examines Risks of Illicit Weapons Exports, Hears International Instruments Are Paramount, in Debate on Arms Control

A first-of-its-kind World Health Organization (WHO) Global report on sodium intake reduction shows that the world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30 percent by 2025. WHO